Police have charged a 33-year-old man with wounding after an incident at Edmonton early this morning.
Around 1.30am, police were called to a residence on the Bruce Highway where a man was reported to have stabbed a woman during a disturbance.
The 62-year-old woman received non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Cairns Base Hospital for treatment.
The man and woman are known to each other.
The 33-year old Portsmith man was charged with wounding and is scheduled to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court today.
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.
Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444.
